Awareness of Critical Decision Making for the Healthcare

Running head: CASE STUDY
CASE STUDY ON MIKE
Name of the Student
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CASE STUDY1
In the case study provided displayed that Mike is a lab technician who has been running
late in the last few days. He got a warning from his supervisor stating that Mike might lose his
job, as he was late continuously. However, this job is very important for Mike, as he is the sole
provider for his wife and his child. Therefore, to avoid being late Mike left his home 20 minutes
earlier. He reached his building and saw a spill on the floor. Mike faces a dilemma whether to
clear the floor and reach late for his job or to ignore the spill and reach his office on time. Now,
this situation possesses a question towards Mike regarding the decision that is to be made;
however, both of the options are reflected and explored for further actions. This paper mainly
focusses on increasing awareness of critical decision making for the healthcare provider.
The consequence of report failure
As Mike chose not to report, the spill and his decision have led to negative consequences.
Mike was in a dilemma to report the spill incident or to lose his job for being late. However,
Mike chose to clock in first and save him from being terminated. However, his decision has
created another negative impact on the workplace. Women had met with an accident due to the
spill, and she is undergoing severe pain. Mike is undergoing guilt feeling as he thinks himself to
be the reason for the accident of this woman, as he did not report about the spill.
On the other hand, he has guilt feeling for confessing about it. The women fall, have
affected the facility badly as it would cost resources and time that cannot be compensated
(Dobrzykowski & Tarafdar, 2015). The fall had also made the patient undergo severe pain and
injury, which would make her stay in the hospital with future fear of failing and depression.